As I was putting my tie on for work this morning, I took a couple of nips off of the flask that I keep on one my bookshelves. I generally keep some form of whiskey in there; right now that whiskey happens to be Jameson.
I promptly walked out of my trailer, forgetting my guitar. I’ve been bringing it to work with me because I usually get there an hour early, so I have time to sit in the back room and practice.
The other day I was playing “Stand By Me.” It’s your standard 4-chord song (G, E Minor, C, and D7), and if you want to play the bass line on the guitar, you only use two strings. I sat in a chair practicing this bass line, which repeats itself over and over, and before I knew it, I was playing with my eyes shut. I suppose I think I’m rock star all of a sudden because I can play one of the simplest pieces of music in existence.
Music has this funny way of crawling inside people. I always thought it was odd how musicians would get these intense expressions on their faces or move around in crazy ways as they played. Then I actually picked up an instrument and started playing. I’m not to the point where I can sing and play at the same time, but those simple notes resonated inside me, and there I was playing with my eyes closed. To anyone who has ever played Guitar Hero or Rock Band, doing the real thing is so much better; you should give it a try (not that I discourage playing Rock Band, I’m an animal on the drums).
I think in the spirit of this blog, I will need to learn some good drinking songs so I can be a menace to my new neighborhood and of course be the life of any party. I wonder if you can successfully play guitar and swing a beer around at the same time.
3 comments:
Maybe try playing a guitar and beer-bonging? Same effect, less effort?
I am going to stick to learning the tambourine. That way I can play with one hand and always have the other hand free for the drinking.
Note to self:
Stop visiting Saint at work during dinner and start visiting him during breakfast.
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